Sue Marcum, an accounting professor at American University here in DC, has been found dead in her Bethesda house; police are calling it a probable homicide.
The comment about her in my headline – taken from Rate My Professors – is typical. She was apparently able to make a pretty dull subject interesting. Almost everyone agrees that she was a great teacher.
The few details about her death that have been released suggest a robbery that turned deadly — a shocking event for her safe, affluent neighborhood.
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The AU newspaper describes her students, some of them in tears, leaving her empty classroom this afternoon.
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Update: A break in the case.
October 25th, 2010 at 3:46PM
Gosh, that is so horrible.
October 25th, 2010 at 5:04PM
I knew Sue many years ago when she led a great group of women in the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY). Sue made a difference in the lives of many young children and parents in DC.
I was so proud to know her.
I can’t believe this happened to such an amazing and wonderful person.
Sue’s death is a loss to this world.
October 25th, 2010 at 5:28PM
Debbie: Many thanks for that comment.